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May
29
2012Bransford’s first ever carp broke his DS2 on his last trip up to DJ. He was stoked! Needless to say I was too.
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May
26
2012
Schmidt and Yvon Chouinard talking shop at WRFF. Yvon was in town to accept the David Brower Conservation Award.
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May
26
2012
Back to trout paradise….
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May
21USAC Victory
“Today, Judge Derek Pullan of Utah’s 4th District Court issued a much-anticipated decision in the Utah Stream Access Coalition’s constitutional challenge to Utah’s Public Waters Access Act, also known as H.B. 141. While the decision in Utah Stream Access Coalition v. ATC Realty, et al., did not fully resolve all stream access issues in Utah , it did resolve several highly-contested issues in favor of stream access, including: (a) the waters flowing in Utah’s rivers and streams are and have always been owned by the public; (b) the public has an easement to use its public waters in place for any lawful purpose, including all recreational activities that use the waters; (c) these rights are protected by Utah’s Constitution; and (d) legislative authority to regulate the public’s right to use its public waters in place is limited by public trust principles. Judge Pullan also ruled that the Legislature exceeded its legislative powers under the Utah Constitution when it passed H.B. 141.
Judge Pullan requested further briefing on whether H.B. 141’s access restrictions violate public trust principles. USAC counsel is working on the supplemental briefing and is cautiously optimistic that those efforts will result in a favorable ruling on that issue.”
Hats off for USAC, and all the people that have dedicated time to freeing Utah’s streams and rivers from privatization.
Full Ruling Here: http://www.i9studios.com/USAC/2012-05-21_Ruling-and-Order-on-Cross-Motion-for-Summary-Judgement_Public-Waters-Case.pdf
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May
21
2012Another amazing video from Sean McCormick. Green Drakes on the Henry’s Fork, nothing better.
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May
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2012Working in a fly shop and hanging around “old guys” for much of the day has some great perks. Listening to fishing stories and asking open ended questions allows the plethora of fishing knowledge from some of the veterans flow freely. The best thing I can do is soak it up, ask leading questions and let the conversation develop in whatever way possible.
Yesterday, one of the owners of the shop let me borrow a movie called “TARPON (1974)”. The film takes a glance at three literary and thought icons of the 60’s and 70’s and their perceptions on fly fishing. Richard Braughtigan, Tom McGuane and Jim Harrison speak philosophically about Tarpon, fly fishing, conservation, ethics and the hippie culture in Key West, Florida.
If you can get your hands on a copy, be sure to.
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May
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2012can’t understand what they are saying, but the edit is great.
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May
14
2012Trout all night.
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May
14
2012Carp all day.
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May
12
2012
I gifted this to a friend. That friend took a great photo. Dirty thirty Mason Fetzer.
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